This book is an amazing amount of information about the Bible and is easy-to-carry and easy-to-use. The book opens with an introduction to the physical context in which the events of the Bible took place, the varied climates within this narrow geographical area, the natural and man-made routes that made Israel the crossroads of the world, and the agricultural/religious calendar that was so integral to life in Israel. The second part of the book is arranged chronologically providing 300+ maps, charts, photos, and biblical reconstructive illustrations that illuminate the context of...